The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 4, 2049
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
11:19 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1565
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 97.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 6.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.85° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.88° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.