The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2132
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
6:18 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2594
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 194.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.19° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.33° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.