The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 17, 1986
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
7:28 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 789
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 1:29 PM, is deepest at 3:17 PM and ends at 5:06 PM. Totality lasts from 2:40 PM to 3:55 PM. 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 Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 337.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 8.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.36° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.7° |
| 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.