The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
5:07 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2010
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 | 169.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.1° / 323.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.83° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.37° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.