The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 3, 1943
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
9:53 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 254
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 | 12.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 112.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 19.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.27° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.42° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.