The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 5, 2046
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 20.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.80° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.80° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.