The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2036
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
5:35 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1407
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 206.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 7.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.88° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.96° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.