The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
5:12 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2517
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.7° / 338.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.24° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.80° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.