The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 5, 2154
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
4:54 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2863
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 19.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.34° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.28° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.