The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 2, 2011
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
10:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1095
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 109.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.73° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.00° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.