The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
4:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1639
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 | 152.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.3° / 14.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.70° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.59° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.