The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 4, 2103
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
9:23 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2233
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 119.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.01° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.90° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.