The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 5, 2040
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
5:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1452
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 219.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 8.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.30° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.50° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.