The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2043
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
8:36 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1494
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 | 39.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.65° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.18° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.