The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 3, 2149
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
7:31 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2801
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 180.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.52° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.62° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.