The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2058
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
6:46 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1679
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 | 349.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 163.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 55m / -1.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.22° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.68° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.