The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 6, 1916
Waxing Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
11:08 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -80
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / -1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.16° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.08° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.