The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 3, 2129
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
7:57 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2554
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 283.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.70° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.18° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.