The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 1932
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
11:09 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 121
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -27.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.59° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.98° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.