The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
5:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2310
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 | 154.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 6.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -5.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.47° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.01° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| 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.