The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 3, 2027
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
9:06 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1292
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.0° / 128.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 26.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.02° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.89° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.