The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2171
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3077
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.94° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.70° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.41° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.