The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2166
Waning Crescent
43.3% 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
12:33 AM
3:12 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3015
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 | 277.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.25° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.90° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.