The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2111
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
9:36 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2335
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 | 43.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -14.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.20° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.71° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.