The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2200
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
5:49 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3435
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 | 332.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 190.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 2.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.63° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.82° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.