The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2008
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
10:01 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1061
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 | 205.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 319.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.67° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.21° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.