The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
73.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
2:17 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.3%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1556
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 | 117.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.69° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.80° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.