The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 5, 2013
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
6:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1119
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 | 331.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.0° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.12° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.01° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.