The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2125
Waxing Gibbous
71.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
2:05 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2508
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -12.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.46° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.19° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.