The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 6, 2169
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
7:48 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3052
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 | 185.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.4° / 323.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 3.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.35° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.19° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.