The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
6:23 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 789
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 | 166.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 349.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 2.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.60° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.58° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.