The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 3, 2021
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
3:25 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1218
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 | 289.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 9.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.76° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.88° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.