The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
66.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
1:35 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1086
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 109.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -14.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.78° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.37° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.