The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 2160
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
10:16 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2938
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 107.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 14.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.26° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.07° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.39° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.