The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 2086

Waning Gibbous

63.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
51°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
63.5%
Age
21.2 days
Distance
369,100 km
Apparent size
32.4′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
2022

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.

Exact values

For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun254.39°
Phase angle74.32°
Illuminated fraction63.52%
Altitude / azimuth5.5° / 268.5°
Right ascension / declination23h 36m / 2.96°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude355.67° / 5.10°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.86° / -6.29°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-74.21° / -0.75°
Position angle of the axis336.3°
Position angle of the bright limb65.2°
Apparent magnitude-10.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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