The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 4, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
3:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1305
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 | 155.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.9° / 11.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.46° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.98° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.