The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2124
Waxing Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
1:11 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2496
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 | 103.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.2° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.07° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.93° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.