The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
3:31 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2851
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.7° / 32.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.60° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.57° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.