The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 2087
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
10:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2035
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.92° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.97° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.