The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 2, 2159
Waning Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
7:50 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2925
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 | 200.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 285.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.60° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.00° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.