The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 2, 1984
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 761
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,300 km.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.92° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.87° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| 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.