The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 1986
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
8:42 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 789
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.12° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.40° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.