The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2170
Last Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
2:01 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3061
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 3.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.14° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.24° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.