The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 1986
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
8:24 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 785
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 | 343.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.7° / 157.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 27.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.36° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.87° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.