The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 2069
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
6:41 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1811
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.05° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.01° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.