The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2136
Waning Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 PM
2:09 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2644
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 | 252.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 290.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 28.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.10° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.85° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.