The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 1998
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
2:42 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 934
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 | 121.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -11.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.08° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.15° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.