The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2013
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
8:04 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1123
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.27° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.27° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.