The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 2128
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
2:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2545
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.77° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.49° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.