The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2115
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
6:33 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2384
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 | 345.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 35m / -0.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.28° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.71° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.