The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 6, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
5:30 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3185
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 | 171.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 323.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.65° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.77° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| 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.