The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 2076
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
10:25 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1899
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 23.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.81° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.22° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.