The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2140
Waning Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
12:53 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2690
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 | 257.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 269.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / 5.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.47° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.22° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.