The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 6, 2172
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 PM
6:28 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3086
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 | 189.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.4° / 284.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.17° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.81° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.