The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 5, 2068
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1800
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / -1.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.83° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.82° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.