The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 6, 2190
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3312
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.5° / 97.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.08° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.60° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.