The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2089
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
9:00 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2063
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -14.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.08° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.22° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.