The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2135
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
5:04 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2628
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.80° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.72° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.