The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 1981
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
10:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 724
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 | 11.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 110.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.43° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.03° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.