The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 4, 2027
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
9:54 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1293
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.13° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.85° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.