The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 4, 2051
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
5:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1589
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.12° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.14° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| 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.