The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2168
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
10:36 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 63.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.35° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.28° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.