The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
2:44 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3086
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 | 133.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.9° / 57.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.85° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.95° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.