The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2041
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1469
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.26° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.20° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.