The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 1997
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
9:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 922
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 | 10.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.95° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.63° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.