The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 20, 2078
Full Moon
99.7% 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
6:41 PM
7:01 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1927
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 9:12 PM, is deepest at 11:05 PM and ends at 12:58 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 341.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 21m / 6.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.26° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.