The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 2119
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
7:55 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2434
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.08° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.37° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.