The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, July 4, 2033

First Quarter

49.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
43°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
49.7%
Age
7.8 days
Distance
403,900 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1367

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.

  2. Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

  3. First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

Exact values

For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun89.45°
Phase angle90.40°
Illuminated fraction49.65%
Altitude / azimuth-20.0° / 80.1°
Right ascension / declination12h 45m / -5.30°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude192.45° / -0.41°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.01° / 0.77°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude89.57° / -1.55°
Position angle of the axis24.5°
Position angle of the bright limb292.9°
Apparent magnitude-10.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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