The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 21, 1983
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
7:19 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 752
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 335.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 5.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.81° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.25° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 194.7° |
| 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.