The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
4:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 971
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 | 157.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.7° / 0.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.45° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.37° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.