The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 2, 1928
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
5:25 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 68
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 307.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.39° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.