The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 16, 1929
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
6:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 85
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 5:04 PM, is deepest at 7:02 PM and ends at 9:00 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 0.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.83° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.