The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 16, 2185
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
3:18 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3250
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 | 278.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.28° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.71° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.