The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2131
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
5:13 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2582
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 | 309.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 228.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 14.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.73° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.37° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.