The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 2, 2179
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
7:12 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3172
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 | 332.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.5° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.11° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.41° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.