The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 6, 1996
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
3:57 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 912
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 13.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.31° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.20° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.