The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 5, 2051
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
5:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1588
Events on this date
-
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 218.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.69° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.54° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.74° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.