The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2179
Waxing Crescent
39.3% 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
1:55 PM
11:46 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3176
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 | 77.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.84° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.32° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.04° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| 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.