The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 2161
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
5:12 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2953
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 | 326.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 199.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / -0.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.58° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.65° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.