The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 2168
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
7:10 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 176.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 334.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.65° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.48° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 192.3° |
| 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.