The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 2082
Waning Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:02 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1976
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.19° / 0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.75° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.70° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.