The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 2, 2131
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 PM
1:33 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2579
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -0.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.51° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.60° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.