The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 3, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
4:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3222
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 | 154.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.9° / 7.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.41° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.56° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| 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.