The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2000
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
11:06 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 962
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 301.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.64° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.79° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.