The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2138
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
7:59 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2669
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 135.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.52° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.56° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.