The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 4, 2038
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
10:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1429
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.34° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.36° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.