The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 3, 2070
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 AM
4:17 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1824
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 | 298.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 13.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.02° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.70° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.