The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 5, 1945
Waning Crescent
18.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
5:05 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.8%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 278
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 14.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.05° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.36° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.