The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 2130
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
9:43 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2570
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 | 46.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.87° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.90° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.