The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 1927
Waning Gibbous
59.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 PM
1:18 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.6%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 59
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 291.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.39° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.09° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.10° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.