The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 1993
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
7:33 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 876
Events on this date
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 143.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.06° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.84° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.