The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 2, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
4:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1577
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 | 152.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 16.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.08° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.74° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.