The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
2:46 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2162
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 | 126.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 54.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.50° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.94° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.