The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 2172
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
6:49 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3089
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 9:18 PM, is deepest at 10:55 PM and ends at 12:31 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 335.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -0.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.67° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.69° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.8° |
| 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.