The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 5, 2026
Waning Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
10:30 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1279
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.21° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.99° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.