The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 2071
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
2:48 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1840
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 265.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.07° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.27° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.