The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 1992
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
10:41 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 860
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 14.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.05° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.56° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.