The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2091
Waning Crescent
41.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
3:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2087
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 | 279.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.46° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.59° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.81° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.