The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 2005
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
8:09 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1020
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 | 339.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.5° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 27.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.35° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.44° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.