The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 2105
Waning Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 PM
11:18 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2257
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 | 239.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -2.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.67° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.86° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.81° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.