The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2140
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
4:52 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2693
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 | 311.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.86° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.68° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.