The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2072
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
3:54 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1852
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 | 290.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.39° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.22° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.