The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 1985
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
6:55 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 773
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 | 195.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.1° / 280.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -25.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.79° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.83° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.