The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 2, 2141
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
7:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2702
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.3° / 168.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.14° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.04° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| 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.