The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 1945
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
6:17 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 278
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.35° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.60° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.