The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
6:25 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1218
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 | 322.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 221.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.19° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.60° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.