The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 5, 1964
Waning Crescent
20.2% 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
2:50 AM
4:56 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 513
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 14.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.42° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.16° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.