The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
5:59 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1107
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 310.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.49° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.