The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2137
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
2:59 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2656
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.75° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.59° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.