The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 1996
Waxing Crescent
18.0% 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
11:43 AM
9:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 913
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 | 49.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.54° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.68° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.