The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2086
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
6:18 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2025
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 | 348.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 169.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 01m / -5.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.15° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.59° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.