The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 PM
1:55 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1692
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 | 118.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.66° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.53° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.