The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 2027
Waxing Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
11:04 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1293
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 14.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.20° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.35° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.