The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
3:36 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2245
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.4° / 30.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.06° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.94° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.