The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 1925
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
5:45 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 34
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 188.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / 0.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.17° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.98° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.