The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2018
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 AM
2:03 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1181
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 253.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.59° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.43° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.46° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.