The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 2154
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
5:56 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2863
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.16° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.52° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.