The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 5, 2078
Waning Crescent
25.7% 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
3:14 AM
3:53 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1922
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 | 299.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 231.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 3.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.69° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.89° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| 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.