The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 8, 2003
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
6:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1000
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 6:32 PM, is deepest at 8:18 PM and ends at 10:04 PM. Totality lasts from 8:05 PM to 8:31 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Nov 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.6° / 359.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.15° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.0° |
| 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.