The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 2098
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2171
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.65° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.51° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.