The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 4, 1985
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
8:06 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 773
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 273.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.43° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.02° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.