The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 2026
Waxing Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
10:36 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.51° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.61° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.