The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 2076
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
11:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1899
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.54° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.54° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.72° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.