The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 1904
Waning Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
11:33 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -229
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -1.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.56° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.13° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.