The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 27, 1920
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
7:53 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -27
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.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 8:25 AM, is deepest at 10:11 AM and ends at 11:57 AM. Totality lasts from 9:28 AM to 10:54 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Oct 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 336.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 13.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.95° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.