The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
2:04 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2442
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 67.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / -2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.09° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.79° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.