The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2149
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
6:57 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2805
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 | 174.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 336.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.12° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 204.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.