The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 3, 2054
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
7:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1626
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 184.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.68° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.01° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.