The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 6, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
72.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
2:16 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.5%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1837
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 | 116.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -12.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.42° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.78° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.