The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
64.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
1:18 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.4%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2273
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 | 106.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.75° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.00° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.