The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 1998
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
5:20 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 937
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 | 318.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 211.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 8.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.94° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.35° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.