The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
6:32 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1964
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 | 166.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 351.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / 6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.73° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.75° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.