The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 6, 2105
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
3:49 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2257
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 | 291.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.82° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.69° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.