The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 5, 2068
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
12:16 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1799
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 | 65.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.93° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.47° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.