The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 2057
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
10:34 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1664
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.63° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.79° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.