The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 5, 2146
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
6:11 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2764
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 212.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.88° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.95° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.