The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 2078
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
4:07 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1923
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 13.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.36° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.30° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.