The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 2038
Waning Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
10:48 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1432
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 | 217.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.28° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.20° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.