The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 2, 2157
Waning Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
5:20 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2900
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 | 307.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 248.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.35° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / -6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.69° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.