The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 2126
Waning Gibbous
78.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
12:05 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2520
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 | 235.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.15° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.18° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.