The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
4:24 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3420
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.5° / 2.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.52° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.16° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.