The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 1, 2159
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
6:50 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2925
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.73° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.80° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.