The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 1927
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
6:01 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 53
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.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.8° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -3.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.87° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.35° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 333.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.