The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 2059
Last Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
1:56 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1688
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 254.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 2.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.61° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.03° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.