The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 2118
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
7:35 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2422
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.18° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.13° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.