The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 1913
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
9:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -117
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.24° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.46° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.