The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2104
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
10:22 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2248
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.1° / 311.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.95° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.55° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.