The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 1997
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
10:23 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 55.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.05° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.91° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.