The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 5, 2054
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
8:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1625
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.33° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.87° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.