The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 5, 2073
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
9:21 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1862
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.81° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.66° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.