The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 2171
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
11:07 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3073
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 27.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.10° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.78° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.