The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 4, 2056
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 AM
1:33 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1651
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / -0.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.06° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.61° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.