The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2184
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
8:29 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3238
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 | 22.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -9.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.54° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.60° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.