The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 4, 2000
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
11:40 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 959
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 | 40.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 16.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.15° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.73° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.