The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 5, 2046
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
10:25 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1527
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 | 12.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 26.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.87° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.46° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.