The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
73.9% 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
4:11 PM
2:13 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1803
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 | 118.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.76° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.23° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.