The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 12, 2163
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
7:57 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2978
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 11:52 PM, is deepest at 1:45 AM and ends at 3:39 AM. Totality lasts from 12:55 AM to 2:36 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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 329.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 8.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.17° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.