The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 3, 2073
Waning Crescent
3.2% 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
4:51 AM
7:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1861
Events on this date
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 173.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.33° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.83° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.