The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2107
Waning Gibbous
81.0% 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
10:05 PM
11:45 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2285
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 | 231.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 295.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.52° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.39° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.