The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 5, 1998
Waxing Gibbous
83.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
3:16 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.9%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 934
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 | 132.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.4° / 48.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -14.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.22° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.94° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.