The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 2, 2117
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
11:33 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2406
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 91.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.82° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.95° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.