The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 6, 2028
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
5:51 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1305
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:08 PM, is deepest at 2:19 PM and ends at 3:30 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.7° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.05° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.