The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2031
New Moon
0.1% 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
8:01 AM
6:57 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1346
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 153.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.04° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.45° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.