The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 3, 1939
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
8:05 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 204
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 288.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.06° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.82° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.