The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 3, 2082
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
12:53 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1973
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.17° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.01° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.