The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 2043
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
7:32 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1490
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.4° / 208.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.85° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.80° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.