The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 6, 2147
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
1:24 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2777
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 | 94.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -3.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.01° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.98° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.