The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 3, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
5:01 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1577
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 | 165.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.4° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.99° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.55° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| 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.