The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 1904
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
4:41 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -226
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 7.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.66° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.01° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.