The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2078
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
6:40 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1923
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 | 323.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 223.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.18° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.78° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.