The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 2052
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
12:51 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1602
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 37m / -3.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.09° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.01° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.