The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Waning Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
12:04 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1036
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.85° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.60° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.