The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 6, 2131
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
7:11 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2582
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 | 179.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.6° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 0.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.35° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 169.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.