The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 3, 2079
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
12:10 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1936
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 | 62.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.21° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.47° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.08° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| 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.