The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 2, 2106
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
10:01 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2270
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 | 18.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.72° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.43° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.