The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2041

Waxing Gibbous

86.3% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
36°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
86.3%
Age
11.3 days
Distance
362,200 km
Apparent size
33.0′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1469

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 Sun136.75°
Phase angle43.37°
Illuminated fraction86.35%
Altitude / azimuth-61.3° / 38.6°
Right ascension / declination22h 17m / -15.75°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude330.53° / -4.78°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.59° / 6.65°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude40.43° / 0.62°
Position angle of the axis339.5°
Position angle of the bright limb243.3°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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