The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 2, 2046
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
8:15 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1527
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.0° / 163.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 26.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.09° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.44° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.