The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 6, 1975
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
6:47 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 649
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 | 327.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.57° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.63° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.