The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2029
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 PM
2:10 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1321
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 | 116.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 63.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.78° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.58° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.