The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 1943
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
11:41 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 254
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 13.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.65° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.67° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.