The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2114
First Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
11:59 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2372
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 | 85.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 100.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -26.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.88° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.62° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.