The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 16, 1986
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
7:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 790
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 Nov 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 354.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.26° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.64° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 27.0° |
| 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.