The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2023
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
7:45 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1247
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 | 22.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 138.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.20° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.76° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.