The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 5, 2040
Waning Crescent
12.2% 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
3:15 AM
6:10 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1453
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 | 319.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 227.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.51° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.16° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.