The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 1926
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
6:27 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 46
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 172.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 46m / 0.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.27° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.75° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 177.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.