The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 24, 1986
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
5:40 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 783
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 6:02 AM, is deepest at 7:42 AM and ends at 9:22 AM. Totality lasts from 7:10 AM to 8:14 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.2° / 338.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.68° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.6° |
| 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.