The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 3, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% 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
7:08 PM
3:23 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3086
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.3° / 37.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.68° / -3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.76° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| 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.