The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
12:38 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1655
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.1° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.41° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.39° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.