The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 8, 1984
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
6:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 765
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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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:40 AM, is deepest at 12:55 PM and ends at 3:09 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 355.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.14° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 182.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.