The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 2160
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
10:11 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2937
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.68° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.05° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.