The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2142
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
5:15 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2718
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 | 328.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / -1.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.48° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.84° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.