The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2040
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
7:10 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1453
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.1° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 23.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.52° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.40° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.