The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
2:36 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 464
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 | 121.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -12.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.49° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.53° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.