The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2063
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
6:38 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1741
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 | 170.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.6° / 345.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 3.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.81° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.