The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2032
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
8:16 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1358
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.66° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.45° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.