The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 3, 2122
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
8:55 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2467
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.46° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.48° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.