The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2136
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
12:42 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2641
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 37m / -4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.29° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.19° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.