The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
81.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
3:01 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.7%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 987
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 | 129.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.0° / 49.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.46° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.76° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.