The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 1, 2074
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
1:09 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1874
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.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / 2.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.65° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.80° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.