The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 1959
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
10:28 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 455
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 | 56.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.19° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.54° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.