The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
3:51 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1206
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 | 147.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.1° / 28.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.62° / 1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.76° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.