The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 5, 2179
New Moon
0.0% 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
6:08 AM
9:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3172
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 121.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.53° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.48° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.