The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 6, 1981
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
12:03 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 724
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 | 62.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 8.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.54° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.04° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.