The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 6, 2026
Waning Gibbous
62.3% 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
12:12 AM
12:40 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.3%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1280
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / 2.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.48° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.83° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.