The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 1952
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
10:20 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 368
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 | 222.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.2° / 318.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.39° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.21° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.