The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 2052
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
12:20 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1602
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / -0.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.71° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / 1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.23° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.