The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 5, 2051
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1589
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 | 327.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.25° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.39° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.