The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2123
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
9:03 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2483
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 | 197.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 321.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 14.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.61° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.18° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.