The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 1934
Waning Crescent
3.8% 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
4:33 AM
4:59 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 145
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 | 337.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 205.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.50° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.07° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.