The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2129
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 AM
3:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2557
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.45° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.22° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.