The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 4, 2040
Waning Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
5:07 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1453
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 | 308.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.35° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.92° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.