The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
1:00 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2731
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 | 101.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.0° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -14.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.55° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.31° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.