The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
3:24 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2381
Events on this date
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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 | 142.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.6° / 42.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.21° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.17° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.