The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 4, 1929
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
7:07 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 80
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.5° / 210.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.94° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.44° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.