The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 5, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
4:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1304
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.6° / 358.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.60° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.41° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.