The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 2055
Waning Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
4:56 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1642
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 | 306.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.23° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.55° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| 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.