The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2137
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
7:31 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2657
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 141.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.19° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.32° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.