The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 3, 2042
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 PM
5:57 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1478
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 288.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -27.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.98° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.03° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.