The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 7, 2139
Full Moon
99.6% 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
6:36 PM
7:03 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2681
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
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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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.1° / 342.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / 7.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.93° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.