The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2135
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
6:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2631
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 162.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / 0.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.10° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.27° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.