The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 3, 1902
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
6:07 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -254
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 223.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.80° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.55° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.