The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 1904
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
1:26 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -229
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 6.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.57° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.58° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.