The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 5, 1978
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
9:03 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 687
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.07° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.65° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.45° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.