The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 2, 1900
Waxing Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
11:02 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -278
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 1.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.14° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.70° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.