The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 1, 2102
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
6:56 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2220
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.3° / 286.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 39m / -22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.85° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.58° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.