The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 2, 2196
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
12:24 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3383
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 85.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / -7.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.43° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.83° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.