The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 5, 2171
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
11:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3074
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.14° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.14° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.