The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 5, 2105
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
2:39 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2257
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 | 278.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 11.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.65° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.46° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.