The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2188
Waning Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
5:13 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3287
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 | 308.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 230.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 15.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.85° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.80° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.