The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 4, 2004
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
8:23 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1008
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.05° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.81° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| 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.