The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2072
Waning Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
11:59 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1849
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / -3.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.39° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.79° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.