The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2159
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
10:17 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2929
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 | 60.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.66° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.58° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.