The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 1964
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 AM
3:43 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 513
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 | 293.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 244.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 9.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.05° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.92° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.