The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 6, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
4:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1404
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.3° / 352.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.14° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.18° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.