The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 3, 2043
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
6:15 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1490
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 237.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.03° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.55° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.