The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 2, 2016
Waning Crescent
4.5% 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
4:36 AM
7:13 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1156
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 | 335.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.4° / 184.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.15° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.42° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| 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.