The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2147
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
2:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2780
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 269.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.73° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.10° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.