The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 5, 2109
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
1:04 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2307
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 53m / -3.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.50° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.60° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.