The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 2095
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
11:36 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2137
Events on this date
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Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 302.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.33° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.40° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.