The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2112
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
8:27 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2347
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 5.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.39° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.96° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.