The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 5, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
3:40 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1774
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.3° / 34.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.06° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.99° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.