The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 4, 2046
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
9:50 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 7.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.66° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.06° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.