The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 1984
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
4:07 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 764
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 | 143.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 24.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.31° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.64° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| 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.