The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2105
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
6:09 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2260
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / -2.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.80° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.18° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.