The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 4, 1996
Waning Gibbous
82.5% 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
11:37 PM
10:21 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.5%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 909
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -7.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.37° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.41° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| 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.