The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 4, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
2:59 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1775
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 49.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.46° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.56° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.