The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 1973
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
11:16 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 625
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 | 43.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 97.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.56° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.10° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.