The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
2:07 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1927
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 | 119.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.67° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.74° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.