The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
12:53 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 47
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.9° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.03° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.25° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.