The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 1974
Waning Gibbous
73.2% 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
10:34 PM
12:51 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 640
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 | 242.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 291.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.56° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.33° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.