The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2157
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
8:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2904
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 | 34.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.88° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.75° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.