The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 2165
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
7:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2999
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 | 340.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 172.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.23° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.01° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.