The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2176
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
8:46 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3139
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.72° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.92° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.