The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 1919
Last Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
2:51 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -40
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 264.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 16.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.00° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.21° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.