The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 3, 1930
First Quarter
55.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
1:23 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 93
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 05m / -5.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.26° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.24° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.96° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.