The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 1985
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
8:29 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 777
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.08° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.16° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.