The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 1918
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
7:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -56
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.9° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.85° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.46° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.