The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 1939
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
8:52 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 208
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 | 50.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.52° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.41° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.59° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.