The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 2056
Waning Crescent
8.4% 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
4:23 AM
6:08 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1654
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 | 326.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.65° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.53° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.