The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 5, 2002
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
4:34 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 983
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 | 302.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 240.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.03° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.54° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.