The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 2166
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
1:22 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3012
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 07m / -2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.49° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.40° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.