The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 5, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
3:08 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 600
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 | 145.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.3° / 45.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -26.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.55° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.14° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.