The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 2, 2079
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1936
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 | 49.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.51° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.32° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.