The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 2149
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
9:35 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2802
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.51° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.87° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.