The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 2041
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
12:06 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1466
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 12.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.99° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.44° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.