The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 2180
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
10:19 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3188
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 309.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.63° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.54° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| 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.