The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 4, 2053
Waning Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
9:28 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1614
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 | 219.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.39° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.60° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.