The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2037
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
6:04 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1419
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 201.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.07° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.72° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.