The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 3, 2105
Waning Gibbous
65.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2257
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 | 252.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 269.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 2.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.08° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.02° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.