The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2134
Waning Gibbous
89.8% 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
8:46 PM
10:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2619
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 307.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.61° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / -0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.58° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.