The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2148
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
4:17 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2792
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 | 293.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 252.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.09° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.03° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.