The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2168
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
10:34 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3037
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 20.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.38° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.81° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.