The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Waning Gibbous
92.9% 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
11:25 PM
8:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1243
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 | 210.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 273.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.12° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.61° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.