The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
4:30 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 84
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 | 157.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 23.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / -3.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.27° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.