The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 2003
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
12:35 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 996
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / 6.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.65° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.59° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.