The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2036
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
8:33 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1407
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 316.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 6.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.44° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.15° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.