The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2146
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
7:03 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2764
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 188.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.86° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.19° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.