The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 1959
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
7:33 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 455
Events on this date
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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 | 180.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 333.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.55° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 169.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.