The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 2053
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
7:38 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1614
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 | 197.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 290.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.52° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.20° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.