The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
89.7% 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
5:49 PM
4:04 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3015
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 | 142.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 27.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -10.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.97° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.75° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.