The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 2, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
1:53 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 835
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 72.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.91° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.95° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.