The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 6, 1902
Waxing Crescent
2.2% 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
6:34 AM
8:49 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -253
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 15.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.06° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.68° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| 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.