The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2172
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
12:18 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3089
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 | 232.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 300.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.88° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.15° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.