The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 6, 1997
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
10:11 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 922
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 | 21.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.26° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.38° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.