The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 1950
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
3:49 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 343
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 263.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.27° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.74° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.