The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 6, 2149
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
10:24 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2802
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.61° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.62° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.