The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 1930
Waning Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
3:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 96
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.28° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.19° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.