The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 20, 2097
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
7:12 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2162
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 7:49 PM, is deepest at 9:27 PM and ends at 11:05 PM. Totality lasts from 9:17 PM to 9:37 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Oct 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.4° / 340.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 8.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.05° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.31° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.6° |
| 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.