The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 1978
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
7:57 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 690
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 | 185.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 328.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.10° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.02° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| 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.