The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 4, 1954
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
11:32 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 390
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 | 51.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.75° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.67° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.