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Moon Information For October 6 2026 (United States)

Moon October 6, 2026 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset14h4m
Moonrise02:39
Moonset16:43
Distance to the center of the Sun149,542,382 km
Distance to the center of Earth368,960 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)22.2%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonPisces ♓
Moon age (days past new moon)24.9

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in October 2026.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and MarsOctober 5Mars is 1.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveOctober 5Beehive is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Jupiter2026-10-06 06:18Jupiter is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Regulus2026-10-06 22:57Regulus is 0.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and VenusOctober 11Venus is 3.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryOctober 12Mercury is 2.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and AntaresOctober 14Antares is 0.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesOctober 27Pleiades is 1 degrees South of the Moon.

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