The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 1946
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
12:11 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 291
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 12.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.83° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.24° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.