The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
6:20 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1255
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.10° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.75° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.