The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2107
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 PM
7:34 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2282
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 | 195.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 294.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.53° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.00° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| 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.