The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 2, 1978
Waning Crescent
6.9% 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
4:14 AM
6:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 686
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 | 329.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 199.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.27° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.80° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.