The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 2143
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
3:12 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2727
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 | 284.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.33° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.07° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.