The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 1997
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
7:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 921
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 | 334.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 186.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.65° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.61° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.