The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 5, 1995
New Moon
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
12:40 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 897
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.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / -6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.08° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.96° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.