The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2053
Waxing Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
10:25 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1618
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 111.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.47° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.46° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.