The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 2068
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
11:14 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1800
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 | 46.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 7.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.95° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.30° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.