The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 4, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
4:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 266
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 | 160.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.3° / 352.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.66° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.34° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.