The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 2117
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
7:27 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2409
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:17 PM, is deepest at 1:43 PM and ends at 2:08 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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.1° / 335.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 7.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.47° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.93° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| 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.