The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 21, 2116
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
7:40 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2397
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 10:57 AM, is deepest at 12:49 PM and ends at 2:41 PM. Totality lasts from 12:04 PM to 1:34 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 337.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 10.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.05° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.6° |
| 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.