The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 6, 1969
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
2:00 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 575
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 261.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 7.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.74° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.63° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.