The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2069
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
7:41 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1816
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 | 16.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 141.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -14.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.11° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.82° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.