The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 31, 2172
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
7:53 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3090
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:14 PM, is deepest at 1:02 PM and ends at 1:51 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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 339.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.22° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| 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.