The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 2179
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
10:11 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 22.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.08° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.58° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.