The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 PM
3:26 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2409
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 | 135.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 40.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.96° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.59° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.