The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
4:07 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 464
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 20.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.83° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.13° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.