The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
76.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 PM
2:30 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.5%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1333
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 | 122.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 58.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.52° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.85° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.