The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 1952
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
1:40 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 365
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.3° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 07m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.80° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.34° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.