The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 6, 2187
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
9:42 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3272
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.28° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.26° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.