The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2159
Waning Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2925
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / 0.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.51° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.81° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.