The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 16, 2145
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
7:15 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2756
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 150.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -8.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.24° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.00° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.