The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 1946
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 291
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 | 47.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.29° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.55° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.48° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.