The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 1958
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
10:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 443
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.67° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.30° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.