The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2103
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
10:26 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2233
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.36° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.60° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.