The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 4, 1913
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
9:04 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -117
Events on this date
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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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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 26.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.73° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.71° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.