The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2095
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2137
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.77° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.04° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.22° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.