The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 1940
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
6:53 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 220
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 12:56 AM, is deepest at 3:00 AM and ends at 5:05 AM. 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 Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 348.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.13° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.