The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 2160
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
7:56 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2937
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.6° / 168.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.54° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.85° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.