The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 1942
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
5:25 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 244
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 | 317.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.88° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.90° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.