The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 3, 2116
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
2:10 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2393
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 5.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.56° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / 2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.44° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.