The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2046
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
10:57 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 34.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 99.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 13.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.10° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.55° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.