The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 4, 2159
Waning Gibbous
86.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
9:51 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.5%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2925
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 | 223.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -9.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.68° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.40° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.