The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 PM
2:24 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2010
Events on this date
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Mars, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 130.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.8° / 63.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.55° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.95° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.