The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 4, 2002
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
3:33 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 983
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 | 291.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 246.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 9.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.88° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.30° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.