The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 2129
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
9:16 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2558
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 | 39.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.60° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.65° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.