The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 2, 2178
Waning Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
8:35 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3160
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 | 208.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.96° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.77° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.