The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 1971
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
5:27 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 603
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 | 331.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 193.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / -0.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.69° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.21° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.