The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 2186
Waning Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
3:35 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3262
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 | 280.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 266.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.77° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / 0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.45° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.