The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2029
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
6:07 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1320
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 | 343.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -3.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.61° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.38° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.