The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 2081
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
7:40 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1959
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 | 338.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.9° / 183.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 23.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.19° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.02° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.