The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 2112
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
5:22 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2347
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 | 314.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 220.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.78° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.77° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.