The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 16, 2186
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
9:43 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3263
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.17° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.42° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.