The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 2015
Waning Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
9:03 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1144
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 | 214.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 281.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -12.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.55° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.01° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.