The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 3, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 PM
4:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1342
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.3° / 341.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -20.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.49° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.36° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.