The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 1927
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
12:22 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 56
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.58° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.82° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.