The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 6, 2059
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
6:36 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1688
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 | 323.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 222.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 22.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.94° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.97° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.