The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 2139
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
12:44 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2678
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -10.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.37° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.80° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.