The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 1, 2179
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
6:16 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3172
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.40° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.17° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.