The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 6, 1944
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
6:33 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 266
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:02 PM, is deepest at 12:39 AM and ends at 2:16 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.0° / 296.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.85° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.05° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.