The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 1, 1973
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
10:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 625
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 107.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.32° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.61° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.