The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2165
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
8:06 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3003
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 | 14.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 137.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 52m / -7.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.63° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.42° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.