The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 2, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
3:45 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3222
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 34.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.05° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.76° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.