The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 6, 2188
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
8:27 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 319.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 6.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.94° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.98° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.