The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 2, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
4:44 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1243
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 | 168.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.6° / 318.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.18° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.96° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.