The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 2066
Waning Crescent
7.0% 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
5:07 AM
5:16 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1778
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 | 329.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 195.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / -1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.35° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.01° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.