The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 1994
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
7:13 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 884
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 | 334.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.2° / 190.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.53° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.45° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.