The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 4, 1957
First Quarter
51.9% 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
2:05 PM
12:46 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 427
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 92.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -8.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.46° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.57° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.