The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 1, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
2:13 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3086
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.3° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.38° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.16° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.