The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
2:50 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1503
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 | 140.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 55.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -26.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.89° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.76° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.