The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2180
Waning Crescent
7.8% 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
4:55 AM
5:15 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3188
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 | 327.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / -0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.84° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.44° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.