The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2021
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
7:33 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1222
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -3.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.38° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.94° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.