The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 2, 2038
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
9:24 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1429
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 2% of the Sun is covered at 8:16 AM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 120.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.11° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.86° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.