The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 1, 1974
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
3:38 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 637
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.6° / 30.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.55° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.96° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.