The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2048
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
6:12 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1555
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 | 346.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 172.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -4.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.24° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.18° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.