The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 2151
Last Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
1:16 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2826
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 256.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / -0.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.38° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.39° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.43° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| 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.