The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
11:56 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1132
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 | 58.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 4.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.19° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.84° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.