The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 5, 2152
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
11:49 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2839
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.53° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.71° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.