The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 2, 2173
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
2:13 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3098
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 257.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.91° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.41° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.