The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2115
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
10:29 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2384
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 | 214.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 307.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.74° / 0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.78° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.