The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
4:03 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2533
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 | 138.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 31.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -6.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.71° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.09° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.