The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2108
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
6:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2294
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 | 330.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.95° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.81° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.