The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 3, 2106
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
10:42 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2270
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 | 32.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 11.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.74° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.18° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.