The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 1952
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
3:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 365
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.2° / 17.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -27.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.69° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.74° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.