The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 5, 2143
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
2:14 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2727
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.17° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.84° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.