The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 2150
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
7:21 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2817
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 | 180.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 327.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 1.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.25° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 153.4° |
| 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.