The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 5, 2106
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2269
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 | 50.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 14.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.83° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.33° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.