The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% 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
4:16 PM
2:19 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1568
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.9° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.93° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.05° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| 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.