The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 1970
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
10:11 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 588
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 105.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.77° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.03° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.