The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 1928
Last Quarter
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
2:39 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 71
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.56° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.04° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.