The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 2174
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3111
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.97° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.27° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.