The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, October 16, 2033

Waning Crescent

35.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
63°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
35.4%
Age
23.1 days
Distance
394,400 km
Apparent size
30.3′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1370

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 Sun287.19°
Phase angle106.99°
Illuminated fraction35.39%
Altitude / azimuth37.6° / 253.4°
Right ascension / declination8h 48m / 13.04°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude130.80° / -4.65°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.89° / 6.61°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-99.84° / 0.36°
Position angle of the axis16.1°
Position angle of the bright limb103.7°
Apparent magnitude-9.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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