The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 1933
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
4:24 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 133
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 | 327.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 1.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.38° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.30° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.