The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 3, 1965
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
12:16 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 526
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.77° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.44° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.