The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 2038
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1429
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.49° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.86° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.