The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 1970
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
8:51 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 587
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 | 348.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.3° / 136.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 28.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.30° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.46° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.