The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2094
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
6:15 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2124
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.35° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.92° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.