The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 1902
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
9:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -250
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.66° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.24° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| 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.