The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 1977
Waning Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
3:24 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 677
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 | 284.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 258.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.47° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.37° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.