The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2061
Waning Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1716
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 | 277.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 26.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.03° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.75° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.