The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 2171
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
9:01 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3073
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 | 351.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 26.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.70° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.10° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.