The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 2133
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
11:17 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2604
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.61° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.78° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.