The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
77.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
2:28 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.6%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2867
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 | 123.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.8° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.79° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.90° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.