The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
4:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1812
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.1° / 359.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.30° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.95° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| 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.