The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2046
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1531
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 98.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -24.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.26° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.61° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.07° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.