The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 1902
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
5:00 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -254
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.85° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.31° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| 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.