The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 2171
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
9:52 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3074
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 110.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.27° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.65° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 231.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.