The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 10, 2098
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
7:48 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2174
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 3:25 AM, is deepest at 5:16 AM and ends at 7:07 AM. Totality lasts from 4:34 AM to 5:58 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 331.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 8.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.12° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.45° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| 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.