The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 5, 1983
Waning Crescent
28.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
3:56 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.5%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 748
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 | 295.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 244.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 10.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.69° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.77° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.72° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.