The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 2, 2151
Waning Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
9:16 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2826
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.10° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.58° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.