The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 1938
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
12:43 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 192
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 43m / -8.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.11° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.57° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.37° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.