The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
6:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3151
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 | 166.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 352.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / 4.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.91° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.38° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.