The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2080
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
8:47 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1952
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.38° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.31° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.