The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 5, 1942
Last Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
2:01 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 241
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 255.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 3.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.39° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.23° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.