The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 2124
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
6:18 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2495
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 | 346.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -3.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.86° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.00° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.