The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
10:37 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1157
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 14.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.27° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.57° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.