The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
7:30 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1255
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.3° / 207.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.78° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.00° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.