The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2024
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
8:47 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1259
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 | 42.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.18° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.78° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.