The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 1991
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
6:09 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 850
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 | 344.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 174.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / -3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.10° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.78° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.