The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 6, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
4:28 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2245
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 | 160.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.3° / 351.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.84° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.75° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.