The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2189
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
5:48 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3299
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 | 316.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 219.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.26° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.54° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.