The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 5, 2186
Waning Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
8:53 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3258
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -21.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.42° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.16° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.