The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 23, 2143
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 PM
7:38 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2731
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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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:17 PM, is deepest at 4:05 PM and ends at 5:53 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Oct 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 339.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.14° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.85° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| 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.