The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 5, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
4:02 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2949
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.3° / 24.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.11° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.39° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.