The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 2099
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
8:19 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2187
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 | 36.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.77° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.72° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.