The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2191
Waning Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
11:55 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3324
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 | 228.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.22° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.78° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.