The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 4, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
4:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3086
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 | 161.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.2° / 344.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.78° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.57° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.