The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 6, 2044
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
7:06 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1506
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 339.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 6.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.65° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.57° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.