The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 2171
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
11:45 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3074
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 | 39.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.41° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.90° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.