The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2181
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
5:57 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3200
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 | 336.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 184.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 0.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.22° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.20° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.