The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 16, 2189
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3300
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -25.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.10° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.34° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.