The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 3, 2176
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
6:25 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3135
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 | 318.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.30° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.75° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.