The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 2183
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
7:18 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3225
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:00 AM, is deepest at 10:58 AM and ends at 11:57 AM. 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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 329.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 2.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.95° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.44° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.