The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Waning Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
5:09 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.78° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.26° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.