The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 2, 1921
Waning Crescent
11.7% 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
3:30 AM
6:02 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -19
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 | 320.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 220.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.36° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.61° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.