The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
1:45 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2443
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 | 120.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.50° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.96° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.