The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 5, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
5:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 266
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 317.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -21.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.61° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.