The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 2, 2000
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
10:06 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 959
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 21.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.31° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.23° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.