The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 2123
Waning Crescent
7.9% 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
4:56 AM
5:12 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2483
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 198.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.52° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.03° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.