The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
3:42 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2174
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 | 138.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.2° / 34.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -13.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.41° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.20° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.