The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% 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
6:01 PM
4:24 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3250
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 | 146.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.8° / 19.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -9.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.02° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.95° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| 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.