The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Waning Crescent
30.1% 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
1:31 AM
4:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1082
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 | 293.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.21° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.10° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.