The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2085
Waning Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
11:26 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2013
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 | 224.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.23° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.90° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.