The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2170
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
5:41 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3064
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 | 313.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.89° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.74° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.