The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 5, 2001
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
6:00 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 971
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 9:35 AM, is deepest at 10:55 AM and ends at 12:15 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 301.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.12° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 166.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.