The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
4:06 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2780
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 | 142.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.8° / 26.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -9.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.92° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.55° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.