The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2035
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
6:59 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1395
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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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 | 174.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 338.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 3.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.44° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 214.4° |
| 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.