The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2167
Waning Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:43 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3027
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 263.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.18° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.64° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.