The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, July 3, 2156

Full Moon Buck Moon

99.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
22°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.7%
Age
15.7 days
Distance
364,300 km
Apparent size
32.8′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
2888

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Buck Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun184.40°
Phase angle5.87°
Illuminated fraction99.74%
Altitude / azimuth-62.2° / 290.2°
Right ascension / declination19h 15m / -26.25°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude286.72° / -3.91°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.35° / 5.34°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-7.40° / 1.28°
Position angle of the axis353.8°
Position angle of the bright limb128.7°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

Times are shown for Columbus, US, guessed from your internet connection. Pick your city if that is wrong.

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