The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2040
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
7:35 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1457
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 145.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -4.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.29° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.14° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.