The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2175
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
7:23 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3127
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.24° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.90° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.