The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 5, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
3:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 835
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.2° / 20.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.61° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.34° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.