The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
5:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2681
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 | 160.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 359.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / 1.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.65° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.97° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.