The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
63.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
12:47 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1432
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 | 105.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.96° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.44° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.45° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| 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.