The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 2115
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
5:25 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2381
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.0° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.84° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.