The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 1947
Waxing Crescent
6.8% 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
9:13 AM
7:19 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 307
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 144.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.62° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.26° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.