The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 2182
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
10:00 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3210
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.13° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.10° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.41° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.