The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2027
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
11:38 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1296
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 | 80.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -26.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.07° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.86° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.