The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 2025
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
12:53 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1268
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.42° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.40° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.