The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 2, 2044
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
1:02 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1503
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 | 95.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.93° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.60° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.