The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2104
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
5:26 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2248
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 | 334.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 189.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.44° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.43° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.