The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2128
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
5:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2545
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 | 157.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 1.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.80° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.19° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.