The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 1940
Waning Crescent
9.1% 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
3:52 AM
6:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 216
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 | 325.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 210.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.72° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.41° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.