The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 3, 1977
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
9:06 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 674
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 | 214.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 281.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -11.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.30° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.40° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.