The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 2043
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
4:55 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1490
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.38° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.31° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.