The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2183
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
7:09 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3226
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 152.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 32m / -6.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.75° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.58° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.