The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2182
Waning Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
12:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3213
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 | 238.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 290.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.26° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.67° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.