The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 2185
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
1:18 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3247
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 75.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -1.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.67° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.81° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.