The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 2139
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
3:56 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2681
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 | 291.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.32° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.72° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.