The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 4, 2173
Waning Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
4:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3098
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 | 298.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.83° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.87° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.