The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 6, 2062
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
9:37 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1725
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 27.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.77° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.11° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 176.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.