The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 4, 2102
Waning Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
10:50 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2220
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 | 234.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -5.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.35° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.16° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.