The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 2031
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 PM
6:10 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1341
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:55 AM, is deepest at 7:44 AM and ends at 8:32 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.18° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.