The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 2, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
4:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1107
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 | 164.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.7° / 339.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.79° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.16° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.