The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 2121
Waning Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
8:13 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2455
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 | 206.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 281.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.20° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.58° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.