The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 16, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
6:41 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3275
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 | 170.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 341.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 1.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.17° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.