The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 4, 2008
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
10:35 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1058
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 | 21.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.69° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.40° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.