The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 1973
Waning Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
12:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 628
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 240.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 294.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.18° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.58° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.