The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 4, 2029
Waning Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
2:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1317
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 261.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.00° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.45° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.