The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 5, 2168
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
9:41 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3037
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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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.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.27° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.48° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.06° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.