The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2092
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
8:42 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2100
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 | 194.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 319.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.40° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.60° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| 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.