The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 1931
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
8:24 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 105
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 | 211.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.03° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.21° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.