The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 4, 2162
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
2:05 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2962
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 261.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 8.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.24° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.41° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.