The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 1977
Waning Gibbous
83.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
10:14 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.6%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 674
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 | 227.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 276.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -7.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.28° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.60° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.