The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2126
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
7:14 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2521
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.07° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.80° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.