The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 2014
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
12:55 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1132
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 56m / -6.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.48° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.15° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.