The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2070
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
8:34 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1828
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 | 27.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.22° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.05° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.