The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2143
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
5:43 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2730
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 | 331.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 192.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 1.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.90° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.60° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.