The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 5, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
4:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3185
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 | 157.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.1° / 359.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.04° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.97° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.