The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2187
Waxing Crescent
24.2% 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
12:29 PM
10:18 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3275
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 58.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.23° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.43° / -1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.68° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.