The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 5, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
2:50 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2579
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 56.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.21° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.95° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.