The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2163
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
11:49 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2975
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 4.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.69° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.26° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.