The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
64.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
1:20 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3201
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 | 106.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.6° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -12.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.91° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.46° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.72° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.