The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 4, 1956
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
5:30 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 414
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 | 311.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 239.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.82° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.58° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| 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.