The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 1, 2006
Waxing Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
12:25 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1036
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.43° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.87° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.