The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 2061
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
8:19 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1717
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 131.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.90° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.14° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.