The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 2, 2022
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
11:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1231
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 | 38.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.63° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.51° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.