The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 2028
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
10:33 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1308
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 | 213.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.06° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.72° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| 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.