The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2034
Waxing Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
9:48 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1383
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 | 47.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.00° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.27° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.