The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
6:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2199
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 355.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / 5.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.86° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.14° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.