The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 1920
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
3:48 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -28
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 | 291.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 250.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 14.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.58° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.17° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.