The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
2:43 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2814
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 58.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -12.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.35° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.37° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.