The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 6, 2054
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
10:07 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1627
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.98° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.22° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.