The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
5:24 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1605
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 | 156.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.8° / 3.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -2.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.51° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.68° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.04° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.