The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
4:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2146
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 | 156.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.9° / 3.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.63° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.55° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.