The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2121
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
9:53 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2459
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 | 56.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 117.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -25.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.90° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.01° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.