The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 1926
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
6:10 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 43
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.45° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.77° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.