The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 2071
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
1:08 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1837
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Neptune 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 | 93.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 00m / -5.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.85° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.18° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.21° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.