The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 1977
Waxing Crescent
19.2% 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
11:52 AM
10:07 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 678
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.97° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.50° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.