The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2114
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
10:17 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2372
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.0° / 310.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.17° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.04° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.