The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 4, 2024
Waning Crescent
2.1% 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
4:24 AM
8:34 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1255
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 | 344.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.8° / 152.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 28.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.29° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.25° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.