The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2177
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
3:55 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3151
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 | 293.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.50° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.34° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.