The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 3, 1959
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
6:57 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 451
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 | 332.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 192.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.86° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.22° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.