The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 5, 2173
Waning Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
4:21 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3097
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.96° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.48° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.