The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 2181
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
1:45 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3197
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 261.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 6.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.99° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.00° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.