The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 1932
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
8:50 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 121
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 | 203.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 333.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.65° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.69° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.