The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2191
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
5:13 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3321
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.0° / 300.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.11° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.57° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.