The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 2059
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
4:05 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1687
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 | 301.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.77° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.08° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.