The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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
6:09 AM
6:09 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1085
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 174.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -3.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.57° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.58° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.