The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 4, 1974
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
6:14 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 637
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.1° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.81° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.37° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 26.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.