The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 2167
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
9:14 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3028
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 | 40.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -16.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.20° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.23° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.