The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2160
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
9:05 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2941
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 | 195.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 324.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.34° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.06° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.