The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 5, 2108
Waning Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
5:08 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2293
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 221.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 9.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.91° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.93° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.