The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 31, 2096
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
8:04 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2150
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 5:37 AM, is deepest at 7:27 AM and ends at 9:17 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Oct 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 334.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.05° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| 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.