The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 2002
Waning Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
5:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 983
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 | 314.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 231.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.43° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.78° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.