The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2030
Waning Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
12:32 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1333
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 294.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.18° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.78° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.