The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2181
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
4:40 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3197
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 243.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 16.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.92° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.69° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.