The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2102
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
9:48 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2224
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.74° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.81° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.