The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 3, 1986
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
6:27 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 785
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 | 321.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 228.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.69° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.37° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.