The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2039
Waning Gibbous
82.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 PM
11:45 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.4%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1444
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 | 229.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 298.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.04° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.91° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.